Evergreen Cemetery (Boston, Massachusetts)
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| Location | 2060 Commonwealth Avenue Brighton, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°20′19″N 71°09′44″W / 42.33861°N 71.16222°WCoordinates: 42°20′19″N 71°09′44″W / 42.33861°N 71.16222°W |
| Area | 19.66 acres (7.96 ha) |
| Built | 1850 |
| NRHP reference No. | 09000612[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 14, 2009 |
Evergreen Cemetery is a historic cemetery in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It was established in 1850 by the town of Brighton (which was annexed to Boston in 1874), and was laid out in the then-fashionable rural cemetery style inspired by Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge. Its entrance gate was built in 1892, and its Jacobethan office building was added in 1903. Boston architect James Mulcahy designed the office building.[2] The older portions of the cemetery are characterized by winding lanes (now paved, originally gravel), with outcrops of Roxbury puddingstone.[3]
The cemetery was listed the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
Notable interments[]
- Richard Hamilton Taylor, Medal of Honor recipient [4]
- William Wirt Warren, US Congressman 1875–77[4]
- Horatio Julius Homer, 1st African American Boston Police Officer 1848–1923
Gallery[]
See also[]
- List of cemeteries in Boston, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Boston, Massachusetts
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "James Mulcahy". Find a Grave. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Evergreen Cemetery". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
- ^ a b "Evergreen Cemetery". Find a Grave. 2009-11-12.
External links[]
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Evergreen Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery at Find a Grave
- City of Boston – Evergreen Cemetery
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